Wall construction



Aug. 11, 1931. R. w. FRANTZ WALL CONSTRUCTION Filed Sept. 29, 1927Patented Aug. 11, 1931 PATENT OFFICE Mm W. FRANTZ, OF HOUSTON, TEXASWALL CONSTRUCTION Application filed. September 29, 1927. Serial No.222,716.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a wallconstruction and] more particularly to the construction of the insidewalls of the rooms, buildings, etc.

Oneobjec't of the invention is to so construct a wall that theentirewall will ,be smooth, and have no seams, ridges or depressions.

Another object is to provide a wall which may be applied to the framework of the building in a minimum of time and expense and present aneven surface and have the reqluisite strength at all joints of the mate-Ila.

In building walls with wall boards of certain kinds the edges are placedat present the numerals 3 refer to the studding near each other and thespace between is filled with plaster of Paris or some kind of cement andin trowelling the same it is diflicult. to make a smooth joint and thejoint is weaker than the remainder of the wall and I have overcome thisobjection by my invention.

With the above and other objects in view this invention has particularrelation to certain novel features of construction and arrangement ofparts an example of'which is described in thisspecification andillustrated I in the accompanying drawings wherein z- Figure 1 shows afragmentary side ele-' vation of a wall embodying my invention.

Figure 2 shows a plan view of the wall showing the framework.

Figure 3 shows a fragmentary sectional view of a portion of the wall atone of the joints showing the reinforcing-strip before the plaster isapplied.

Figure 4 shows a section of the wall at one corner with reinforcing, and

Figure 5 shows a ragmentary sectional view with reinforcing and plasterapplied.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings designate similar partsin each of th'e'figures,

of the, frame work of the building to which wall boards 4: are securedby means of nails or screws 5.

Along the margins of the wall boards, and running lengthwise of theboards, are grooves as shown at 6. When two boards are arrangedalongside, tween theboards is filled with some kind of plaster 7, suchas plaster of Paris, and then a strip of woven wire 8 of approximatewidth of the two adjoining depressions is laid over the 'oi'nt in saiddepress on and this wire and the oards are nailed to the studding withthe stri spaced from the bottom of the groove, as s own in Figures 3 and4, and plaster is then spread over the wire until. a perfectly smoothwall is provided. The numeral 9 refers to the outer wall of thebuilding.

This same. operation is carried out at each corner. This preventscracking of the wall at seams and at corners of the walls and as-- suresa smooth wall and square corners, and leaves the same in practicallyperfect condition for decoration.

What I claim is y Wall construction including an upright studding, wallboards whose adjacent ends are spaced apart, said ends overlapping thestudding, a filler in the joint between said adjacent ends, the outersides of said adjacent ends being reduced in thickness to form a groove,a strip of foraminated material in the groove breaking the joint, nailsdriven through the margins of said foraminated material and through thecorresponding ends of said boards and into said studding, forming acommon securing means, for said boards and strips, said. strip beingspaced away from the opposing margins of said board, and a groove andenveloping said foraminated material therein, on both sides andwhosesurface is flush with the outer surface of the wall boards. V

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

. RALPH W. FRANTZ.

wherein like reference numerals in erection the space befilling materialfilling said

